Adapted from the play by William Shakespeare and with the songs of George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Berlin, Desmond Carter, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Field, Otto Harbach.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999; released in 2000.
Special features: "Love's Labour's Lost" : Behind-the-scenes [featurette] (8 min.); Deleted scenes (18 min.); Outtakes (7 min.); Trailers (1 min.).
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Cinematographer, Alex Thomson ; editors, Neil Farrell and Dan Farrell ; production designer, Tim Harvey ; original music, Patrick Doyle ; choreographer, Stuart Hopps ; musical vocal director, Ian Adam ; costume designer, Anna Buruma.
Alicia Silverstone (The Princess), Natascha McElhone (Rosaline), Emily Mortimer (Katherine), Carmen Ejogo (Maria), Richard Clifford (Boyet), Daniel Hill (Mercade), Alessandro Nivola (The King), Kenneth Branagh (Berowne), Matthew Lillard (Longaville), Adrian Lester (Dumaine), Timothy Spall (Armado), Anthony O'Donnell (Moth), Nathan Lane (Costard), Stefania Rocca (Jacquanetta), Richard Briers (Sir Nathaniel), Geraldine McEwan (Holofernia), Jimmy Yuill (Constable Dull).
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation, preserving the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
In English, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired; closed-captioned.
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